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ISHOB. No. 297,592. Patented-Apr. 29, 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PIERRE DAMASE FRCHINGLE, OF PARIS, FRANCE;

SHOE.

SPECIPICATION forming pa1t of Letters Patent No. 297,592, dated Apfil 29, 1884. Application filed August 16, 1883. (Model.l Patentcd in France February 1.3, 1883, No. 153,684.

T all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, PIERRE DAMASE FR- CHINGLE, a citizen of the French Republic, residing at Paris,in the French Republic, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes 'or Boots, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in France, No. 153,684, under date of February 13, 1883;) and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en able others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to conomize labor and material and it consists, essentially,

in making the counter, heel, shank, and sole of a single piece or of two pieces of leather.

In the accompanying drawings,'Figure 1 shows the pattern for the sole, shank, heel, and counter; and Fig. 2 isa perspective view of a shoe constructed according to my invention.

The pattern l? is composed of the sole part I a, the shank portion a, the heel case or covering b, and the counter c. The dotted line n 0 indicates the limit of the heel case or covering and the counter.

In the use of the pattern ture of shoeslike the one shown in Fig. 2, for instancethe, pattern is secured to the last, and shaped in the usual manner, Vhen on the last, the part g, which maybe gored on the curved lines shown in Fig. 1, forms the rear part of the heel below the dotted line n o, where the counter is creased to indicate the line of demarkation between the heel and counter, and above said line n o and part g the pattern forms the rear part of said counter. The.tongue f extends along the sweep m of the shank, and overlaps the latter sufficiently to re-enforce the shank, and facilitate the sewing or connecting of the parts.- Said tongue f also forms on that side of the shank a the portion of the counter that usually exfor the manufacportion.of the part b of the pattern, as shown in Fig. 2. A heel-filling of wood or leather is then slipped in behind this throat h, the

quired position, the heel being completed by the Outer heel-piece, j. The filling*is facilitated by making an English seam at the joint i, though this is not absolutely necessary.

When it is desired to make the sole of one quality of leather, and the shank, heel, cover, and counter of an inferior quality of material, I form the same in two parts, and cut the sole at the line Z k, and the joining of the sole to the shank may be made by an invisible seam.

It is evident that by means of the described construction of pattern a very material saving is effected both in material and labor, and at the same time a graceful article obtained.

Although I have shown in the drawings do not desire to limit myself inits application to that style only, as it is manifest that the inventon is applicable to all styles or classes of shoes as well as to boots and slippers.

Havin g described my inventon,what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In the manufacture of boots and shoes, the hereindescribed pattern, having the shank portion a, heel-sections b b, and counter c f, whereby a boot or shoe may be made having the shank, vertical walls of the heel-case, and counter in one piece, substantially as described.

2. In the manufacture of boots and shoes, the herein-described pattern, having the sole portion a, shank portion a, heel portions b b, and counter c f, whereby a boot or shoe may be produced having the outsole, shank, vertiof a single piece of material, substantially as described;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of July, 1883.

PIERRE DAMASE FRCHINGLE.

\Vitnesses:

LOUIS Coussnnvzt, v FREDERIC MATRAY.

and front part of the heel-case are form ed of a sole having at the same time assumed the reanddescribed the invention as applied to a low-quarter shoe, it will be understood that I 7 cal walls of the heel-casing, and counter made 

